Meek Mill Claims He’s “Blackballed” If He Can’t Secure $5 Million For New Album

BY Caroline Fisher
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Nov 30, 2021; Brooklyn, New York, USA; American businesswoman Clara Wu Tsai (left) and rapper Meek Mill sit courtside during the fourth quarter between the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks at Barclays Center. Brad Penner / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Meek Mill has dreams to put out a new album, book, and short film, but claims he'll need some financial assistance to do so.

Meek Mill has big plans, but it looks like he won't be able to carry them out without some financial assistance. Earlier this month, the Philadelphia-born performer hopped on X to reveal that he wants to put out a new album, book, and short film. According to him, he needs $5 million to make it happen.

"I need 5m in funding for book.. album and short film," he wrote at the time. "These label deals not looking fair at all... they ruined the game basically ... but I can reboot the whole thing! Why I can't get the same attention as a tech investment in rap wthelly."

He went on to share a follow-up post featuring a clip of a discussion about the influence of African American culture in the United States on DeDe In The Morning. "Why as music artist that's independent we not dealing with banks when everything surround us in music business lead us back to the banks anyway!" he captioned the clip. "We have total control let's roll!!!!! Are we allowed to get funding past a record label in America? Sh*t seems pretty hard lol."

Meek Mill & Michael Rubin

Recently, Meek took to X once again to express his desire for $5 million to fund his upcoming projects. "Im blackballed if I can't get 5m in funding for album book and short film lol," he declared. His post has managed to raise eyebrows, as some social media users wonder why he's struggling to come up with the cash he needs.

"Surrounded by billionaires. I’m so confused," one Instagram user writes in The Neighborhood Talk's comments section. "Son was charging 50k for club appearances, you should have it," another claims. "Didn’t he just take a picture with billionaires Michael Rubin & Robert Craft over the weekend? Isnt Michael Rubin a great friend of his?" someone else wonders.

About The Author
Caroline Fisher is currently a News Editor at HotNewHipHop. Her time at HotNewHipHop began in 2023 when she began writing about music and pop culture full-time. Since then, she has helped cover major stories including the YSL RICO trial, Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s explosive feud, Diddy’s ongoing legal battle, and awards shows such as the BET Awards. Being from Chicago, she also got the opportunity to attend Summer Smash 2024 and review Chief Keef’s historic homecoming show. She additionally covered sets by Flo Milli, Playboi Carti, Bktherula, and more.

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